Düsseldorf Now: The current music scene as a mixtape

Best of "A memorial for..."

Liverpool has the Beatles, Berlin has Bowie - and Düsseldorf? Who deserves a musical monument here on the Rhine? Over the past few months, we've introduced you to artists and bands from the "TSOD Mixtape" playlist - and asked them who they think is worthy of a monument. You can read their answers below. They all deserve it.

Carpet Waves: NEU!
GatoPreto: Kraftwerk
Rogers: None, bands and generally "loud" artists build their statues themselves, so to speak, through their work.
Georg Zimmermann: La Düsseldorf
Kopfecho: Antilopen Gang
Love Machine: Östro 430
Luise Weidehaas: I'm not a big fan of statues, you should enjoy the well-known and lesser-known bands.
Neumatic Parlo: NEU!
Massendefekt: We would rather plead to put the Ratinger Hof under monument protection.
Creeps: Kraftwerk
Moglii: Stabil Elite with a stable statue
Joseph Boys: NEU!

Düsseldorf has a lively music scene. If you want to get an up-to-date overview, check out our Spotify playlist "TSOD Mixtape" - curated by Julian Janisch from the concert agency KKT. Keep supporting your favorite local bands. Play it loud for your neighborhood!

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The curator

Julian Janisch observes the Düsseldorf music landscape for Visit Düsseldorf and curates the Spotify playlist "TSOD Mixtape". The 33-year-old has worked in Düsseldorf for years as a concert promoter and booker for the FFT, zakk and New Fall Festival as well as for the cultural office. Since 2018/19, he has been working for the Berlin concert agency KKT, which is part of the Toten Hosen record label. He looks after bands like the Donots and Kavka and works on tour planning for the Toten Hosen and Die Ärzte.

Cover image: CC-BY-SA, Loz Pycock
Julian Janisch: © Thomas Tiefseetaucher

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